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l @uitrit tsts gamut @fitta HENRY C. SNOW, OF PRINCETON, ILLlNOlS,ASSIGNOR TQ HIMSELF AND C. C.- LAT'IIMER, OF SAMEPLACE Lam Parent No.62,698, dma 1am-h 5, 1867.

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'lO ALL WHOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. SNOW, of Princeton, in the county ofBureau, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Cutterfor Trimming Wall Paper," Xtc.; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the a-rt to malte and use the same,'refercncebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification,

The present' invention relates to a new and useful cutter orimplement-for' the trimming of wall paper and border strips moreespecially, although it can be used for other and various purposeszwhereby wall papel-,1&c.,

can he trimmed with the utmost facility, accuracy, ease, and rapidity,as will be obvious from the following detail description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which-Figure .l is a plan or top view of the cutter or implement; and

Figure 2, an elevation `of the frontend of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A, in the drawings, represents tle handle of the implement or cut-terembraced in the present invention, which handle is secured to a frame,B, hung by its parallel side-pieces C to a shaft, I, having wheels D andrespectively. hung to eaclrof its ends, one, D, of which wheels isconsiderably larger in diameter than the other, E, but are both cove-redwith a rubber tire or ring, F, a shaft, hung in a parallel line to theshaftKI, hereinbcforc referred to, but below and alittle to one side ofthe saine, which shaft, at each end, turns in bearings of the underparallel projecting arms J, of the handle-frame B, and is provided witha pulley or wheel, K, havingv a rubber tire orperiphery ruiming inContact with the under side of the larger wheel D. Against the upperside of the raised portion M of the pulley K, inside of the wheel D,bears or runs a pulley, N. having rubber tire, which pulley N is securedto one end of a horizontal shaft, 0, turning at each end in bearingsofthe sidepieces of the handle-frame B. This shaft O is provided with acircular-shaped cuttingnvheel, or blade or knife', P, that, inconnection with a similar cutting-wheel, Q, upon the correspondingend ofthe shaft F', are arranged to run with regard to each other in suchmanner as -t'o cut paper, or other sheet material, in a similar way tothe' ordinary and common shears or scissors. By the construction andarrangement of the various parts composing my improved cutter orimplement as hereinabove explained, it is obvious that, if thesaid'cutter or implement-is taken by its handle A, and run over a tableor other surface, withits wheel E in Contact with the same, a revolutionof the cutter-wheels P and Q will be produced, and thus, if a sheetofpaper or other sheet material-is placed in proper position for them toact upon it, .such paper must be cut-thereby in a line'or directionaccording to that in which the said wheelV is run over it, which, asthev said cutter-wheels and travclling-wheelE revolve in parallelplanes, is a line parallel to the movement or travel of the said wheelE.

To use my improved cutter or implement in connection' with the trimmingofwall paper, or paper herders for rooms, the roll of paper to betrimmed is first unrolled upon a table, with its edge or side that istobe trimmed projecting over the table edge, when, taking the implement byitshandle A in one hand, and resting it by its wheel E upon the table,with the wheel C over and beyond the table edge, and the end of thepaper between the cutter-wheels l` and Q, by then running the implementover such paper with sufficient pressure, and at the same time drawingrand rolling up the paper :xs-the wheel D runs over it, the paper will becut by the'saidcutters along its length, and in a` line parallel to thedirection in which the travelling-wheel moros over it, whereby, as isobvious, if the said wheel he properly guided, an even, accurate, andperfect trimming of the paper can be produced, and in a quicker, moreexpeditious, and effective manner than with the use of an ordinary pairof scissors, shears, or any other of the common cutting implements. Byproviding the travelling-wheel with a ruhher tire, as explained, avgreater friction is produced between it and the surface of thc paperoverwhieh it is run, and, eoifsupiently, its revolution insured, andthus, through the similar frictional surfaces of the wheel and'pulleys,forming the connection between it and the cutter-wheels, producing theproper revolution of such cutter-wheels to eut avsiieet of paper, orother sheet material, placed in propel' position for them to :1ct uponit. Although the driving of the cutter-wheels is produced through themedium of the travelling-wheel by means of an arrangement offriction-whcels and pulleys connected with such travellingwheel, it isobvious that, in lieu of said frlctional wheels and pulleys, gear ortoothed wheels may be used; but I deem the forth described to be themost eeient, desirable,`and advantageous, and in practice intend tol soconstruct or connect the same; but, however, I wish it to be distinctlyunderstood that I do not limit myself to ethel one or the other mode.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent A An implement orcutter for the trimming of wall or other paper or sheet material,constructed, arranged, 1 and operated substantially as herein described.

HENRY C.' SNOW.

" Witnesses:

`S. J. LINDBERQ,

JOHN VA'UGHAN. t

